diff --git a/drivers/scsi/aacraid/commctrl.c b/drivers/scsi/aacraid/commctrl.c
index 8fceff9be1be..71f1cad9b5f0 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/aacraid/commctrl.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/aacraid/commctrl.c
@@ -287,7 +287,6 @@ return_fib:
 		kfree(fib->hw_fib);
 		kfree(fib);
 		status = 0;
-		fibctx->jiffies = jiffies/HZ;
 	} else {
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dev->fib_lock, flags);
 		if (f.wait) {
@@ -302,6 +301,7 @@ return_fib:
 			status = -EAGAIN;
 		}	
 	}
+	fibctx->jiffies = jiffies/HZ;
 	return status;
 }